Seven Days- Part V
Sunday came and with it returned the crushing realization that once more, Joshua the fox, would be unable to leave his dead brother's home, bound once more by the strict rabbinical writings created for the purpose of mourning. He had just began to...
The Script
It was just another day for the Vulpinos, working their orchard, whichin time had developed into more than just apples, pears, and oranges into grapes and berries as well. With the gradual ending of the Great Depression, which Chan Vulpino likened to...
Spindrift
Adrian had spent much of his time looking outside the window of his home in Everett- it was a beautiful view of the Pacific that he enjoyed. On days of sunshine, the wolf would go outside and dip his feet into the inviting waters and feel the crisp...
Passing of the Torch
"Do you know why I called you to come over, my son?" the fox asked, before drinking some water with some of his rheumatoid arthritis medicine. Grasping the bottle of water was a challenge for his old and enfeebled body. "No sir, I have no idea why...
Between the Wheels
"I've seen it all before", the rabbit said with a heavy heart. He had recognized some of the fruit vendors and beggars as successful businessmen but all that changed on October 29, 1929. That accursed day, the Dow Jones plummeted over 1,000 points and...
Countdown
This is the day you've been waiting for. Your name is David Young, the tiger who will lead America against the Soviets in this all-important Cold War space race. And you couldn't sleep at all the night before. Though you had untill 4:30 to sleep, you...
Crossing The Narrow Bridge
Oh, how the wolf wanted the tree and its beautiful fruit but he was separated from his goal by a massive canyon that might have been hundreds of feet above the ground. A drop from that altitude would ahve killed anyone and the wolf knew there was no...
The Fountain of Lamneth
I. In the Valley "Who am I?" the wolf asked himself. His entire memory had been wiped clean. "And how exactly did I end up here?" In his hand, he held some parchment with some illegible marks on it. He saw a river behind him and figured that he...
Seven Days- Part IV
Saturday had finally arrived, meaning that the sheva for Joshua's brother was now halfway over. For the only time throughout this entire ordeal, the fox could finally leave his late brother's ram-shackle house for the beauty of the outdoors, which...
Soul Makossa- Part One
Brooklyn, 1972 On the streets of New York, a lonely wolf walked on his way back home to his Spartan Bronx tenement, his white robe, clothing, and conch shell necklace a major departure from the attire of the suits and ties of most New Yorkers....
Double Agent
Dreams- modern psychology offers us disturbingly little insight into these unexplained events that happen regularly during sleep. Some see them as the upwelling of Jungian archetypes; others see them as meaningless theatrical parts thrown...
Europe After the Rain
Series of excerpts from the Diary of Max Ernest, a fox who took to living in a shelter to escape the fires of a war which ravaged his homeland: "I have not left this shelter for years- it is my last refuge in this time of great and tremendous...